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I replied once already, but had another idea. How about shops for town? Name of Theme: The Shops of Legoland Short description of Theme: See name above Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) Coffeehouse - perhaps a Starbucks? Nice green (...) (16 years ago, 11-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) This is a pretty good idea, actually. In fact, there's a whole range of possibilities in heavy industial designs. I'd be nice to see an oil refinery (or any kind of ore refinery). They have a certain utilitarian beauty to me, and I'm not just (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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Monorail! Gotta have monorail! I'm shure others would agree. I've already posted this suggestion to Bricklink's forum in the thread of the same name, but I've changed some details after running many a mind-based simulation to find improvements over (...) (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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They may be slow, uncomfortable and leak oil, but at least they have character: (3 URLs) Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux FUT .town (16 years ago, 10-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.adventurers, FTX) !!
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Now, why am I suddenly reminded of the movie "Pleastantville"? (sorry, Tommy...just a bit of fun... I say go with the sewer theme, but instead of a full plant, try to work things like sewers, and maybe ways to integrate bathrooms into everything. (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ok-here is my suggestion and I am sure it will be met with a bit of derision, but civilization began when people began living in towns. They shed their nomadic ways and congregated into towns. There were two main pre-requistites that had to be (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) The thing is, with the now somewhat more realistically sized cars, trucks, planes and so on the scale of the old monorail is even more off-scale than the 6wide trains always were. Thus, any kind of monorail would have to be in the range of (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Actually, for the 3d set I was more thinking along the lines of the monorail system lego sold in the early '90's (like the 6399 Airport Shuttle). Something like this takes up less space than a train layout and is different. I know there are (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Ouch! If this is true, it will mean a serious blow to my budget :/ Cheers, Matija (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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As others have said, we need places for minifigs to live, but at lower price points than the gorgeous greengrocer/market st/etc. My suggestion will be America-centric but could be obviously modified to be Worldwide Name of Theme: City Homes Short (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Agreed. Actually, I heard Pierre Normandin was actually working for lego now. They should just give him free reign, and I'll be a happy, if slightly poorer camper. (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Scott Lyttle (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Kinda like a "LEGO City Suburb", or more like a LEGO..."town" (yes, the throwback is intentional), as opposed to "LEGO City"... so LEGO City is more urban, "LEGO Town" would be more suburban or "small town" setting. (...) I'd particurlarly (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Maybe more like "Mass Transit"? That could be lumped in with the trains (trains, buses, and a streetcar could use train track, just have some additional plates to place between the tracks to cover the railroad ties.. Additionally, I'd love to (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I read in another post that Lego wants to target the sets to 5-10 year-olds. I have 2 kids in that range. There are several MOCs on Brickshelf that I think Lego could take inspiration from and produce sets. My two boys agree that they would (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Really, really gorgeous! You captured the simplicity and depth of the design all on a very tight scale. It is great to see a MOC that simply impresses without mentioning any detail. I'm glad you took the time to buld this. Thanks for sharing and God (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wow, that beauty would have been difficult to model on a larger scale to begin with - your job of adapting it to minifig scale was even more difficult... ...and solved successfully. Thanks for sharing, Jerry (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Name of Theme: LEGO Neighborhood (kind of a lame title but that's the concept) Short description of Theme: Provides everyday aspects of minifig life Three possible sets for Theme with descriptions: 1) An apartment building or row of townhouses 2) (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Making vehicles at minifig scale that are reasonbly realistic is hard to do. Well done! (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Jonathan: Thanks for the kind words and the great idea! I agree that a foundation layer of light bley would probably set it off nicely. The good news is that (as you pointed out) it is quite sturdy. Thus, adding a two-plate layer to the bottom (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Some years ago, my wife and I toured the (URL) Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum> with her grandfather. I had always appreciated older cars, but have really never found any to be truly impressive until I visited this particular museum. I was blown away (...) (16 years ago, 8-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Hello Tim, How about a theme like "Inner City Transportation". Besides trains, planes and automobiles, people in cities tend to use other means of transportation to get around. I am thinking of the following types of sets: 1. A taxi or (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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I have posted the form, so that you can download it for reference: (URL) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) I love it. Great job. It looks incredibly solid as well. Dark bley and sand green work really well together. I like the solution to the roof line at the corner of the building too. The only thing I might have done differently would have been (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi all, The CITY team at LEGO would like input on potential lines for 2010 and, as the LEGO Ambassador for LUGNET I'm asking you to help. Please use the following format to submit suggestions and check to see if someone has already covered your (...) (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town) !!
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The royal celebration has started where various factions parade around the red temple displaying their finest armor paying homage to the royal couple. (URL) AC (16 years ago, 7-Jul-08, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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I'm not a coffee drinker (I even have trouble spelling it ; ) so can't fully sympathize, but I might drop in here for a rich slice of cake... Thanks for sharing and God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 5-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Very nicely done! It definitely instills enough confidence to warrant a deposit! God Bless, Nathan (16 years ago, 5-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Ooh, that's impeccable. I almost mistook it for a 3D render rather than the real deal. I too am loving the modular buildings put out by LEGO and created by inspired AFOLs. Great job! -Brendan (16 years ago, 5-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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I'll preface this MOC by saying I'm not a big fan of "big chain coffee" (Starbucks, Caribou, etc.). I consider Starbucks the "Corporate Death Squad". I must confess that I have been a patron of the 'Bucks from time to time, but only when I can't (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX)
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I've been lazy about posting MOC's lately so you'll probably see a string of them coming out in the next week or two. Stacy and I did so much building leading up to Brickworld that we had no time to take pictures or post anything. Now that we're (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX)
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I know a lot of you saw this MOC's debut at Brickworld, but I figured I would post it here for those that couldn't make it this year. This is the 1st National Bank of LEGO I created in the weeks leading up to Brickworld 2008. It is built in the (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jul-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) Hi, Anne. This is a neat idea for a house. There are a lot of nice details here, especially noticed while looking through your other (URL) photos>. While I don't really care for the reversed door, the removable front, windows, rooflines, and (...) (16 years ago, 31-May-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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My son, a first grader, started making this house with the baseplate from a pirates set and some yellow doors, a spinning glass door and a deck with binoculars! But his attention span for this type of project falls short of what it takes to (...) (16 years ago, 24-May-08, to lugnet.town) !
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Hi everybody! I'm very excited to let you know that my latest LEGO sculpture has been installed at the top of The Empire State Building in New York City! (URL) This sculpture of the Empire State Building used about 13,000 LEGO elements and is (...) (16 years ago, 23-May-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.us.ny.ny, FTX) !!
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Mark, that's sharp. I'd love to see some building instructions so those of us who got the standard LEGO issue version could modify accordingly. Nice job! :) (16 years ago, 12-May-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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A few more pictures while the folder goes through moderation (4 URLs) (16 years ago, 10-May-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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I created a minifig scale Mach 5 that I think is a more accurate rendition of the car then the official Lego set - it uses about 40 parts from it. I've been waiting to build this car for decades, and could only do it to my satisfaction with the new (...) (16 years ago, 10-May-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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Hello, My latest creation is a model of the art museum KunstHausWien in Vienna, Austria, designed by famous Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. (URL) See all pictures in this folder> (URL) Reference pictures for comparison> The model was (...) (17 years ago, 1-May-08, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, lugnet.loc.dk, lugnet.loc.at, lugnet.loc.at.wi.wie, lugnet.loc.de, FTX) !!
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For some time I have been waiting for a full compliment of 45 degree slopes in LDD so I could build more houses using LDD with complex roofs. I decided to stop waiting and see what I could do without all the bricks I wanted in the pallet. The (...) (17 years ago, 30-Apr-08, to lugnet.cad.ldd, lugnet.town)
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(...) Very Nice. a little cramped, but the details make up for it. I love the Dark grey / Dark Bley wall effect, very effective and I will be borrowing this idea for a future project :) Aaron A (17 years ago, 28-Apr-08, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, FTX)
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The way of the Samurai has long been taught in Dojos of feudal Japan where various martial arts techniques are taught by the Sensei. (URL) AC (17 years ago, 28-Apr-08, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) I loaded photos from the Aviation Museum show on brickshelf several days ago and am just getting around to posting. Here's a link to my favorite photo entitled: Virginia State Capitol in the year 2525. (URL) (17 years ago, 12-Apr-08, to lugnet.org.us.richlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) Have you considered using plates and wings/wedges tilted with hinge pieces such as the roofs on sets 10182 and 10185 (but on a larger scale)? From your picture linked I see one spot where this method would have issues, but elsewhere it could (...) (17 years ago, 11-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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This MOC started out as a motel that follows the previous (URL) Wildwoods Doo Wop Motel> in the same genre. However, as in some previous builds they never end as they were intended to be when they started. In this case, it was the need to bring in (...) (17 years ago, 4-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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(...) thanks, dave! actually the teeth weren't put on the roof as icicles, more like some victorian decorative element, but icicles works for me! as for the moving part, yeah, i felt the peer pressure to bring something to toronto that didn't just (...) (17 years ago, 3-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That's beautiful! Love the teeth as icicles on the edge of the roof Love the stairs (that we had a preview of a few weeks back) Love the fact that it moves! Very nicely done! Dave -who now has a new YouTube subscription (17 years ago, 2-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thank you, barbara. i'm glad you enjoyed it. finding a decently scaled ice skate for the minifigs was a challenge, but the levers don't like being squeezed into the lever base and i've gone through a lot of "blades". good thing the ice is (...) (17 years ago, 2-Apr-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi Deborah, (...) I am really impressed by this MOC, I highlited it without reading the text carfully. Today I saw, my pavillion of dancing inspired you. It is very nice to read that! You're MOC is a great and with attention to detail made building. (...) (17 years ago, 31-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi, some weeks, since I visited "Het Rijksmuseum" in Amsterdam, I am really impressed by the painting "The Kitchen Maid" by Johannes Vermeer. The weather today was more or less a weather made especialy for building, so I did, her's the result: (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 30-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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Great to see some activity on the Trains newsgroup today! We will post new photos of Tim's Virginia State Capitol, designed by Thomas Jefferson, and soon (hopefully) to be displayed at our State Capitol. This year we have a much smaller display at (...) (17 years ago, 29-Mar-08, to lugnet.org.us.richlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.town, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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(...) His account has been deleted. A lot of kids on MOCpages do this, sadly. - Sean, "MOCpolice" (17 years ago, 28-Mar-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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I want to know who Patrick is... (URL) that is my MOC. You can find it in this gallery and many other NELUG galleries from 6-8 years ago! (Check the bottom row of the first page for example) (URL) it is old and this person problably thought I had (...) (17 years ago, 28-Mar-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.town)
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(...) thanks, sean. kudos must be shared with jason who got my idea to work and used all his parts to do it! now that you've shown me the link, i recall seeing your moc! i agree that it's tricky to work with that thickness and get just the right (...) (17 years ago, 28-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Deborah: Kudos to you for getting this to work! I had a terrible time trying to do this a few years ago ((URL) ) the thickness of the "ice" (or "road" in my case) coupled with the friction of the tiles and the strength of the magnets, agh! I really (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) i have been on a posting frenzy, i admit and i'm almost totally caught up. there are so many great mocs out there, i wish more people would take the time here on lugnet to tell us about them. glad you enjoyed the moc. more mesmerizing i think (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Wow, Deborah. You've posted so much great stuff just now, but this one in particular really caught me eye. It's a brilliant idea and very nicely executed. I really like the design of your minifig ice skaters, the rink itself is classy, and it's (...) (17 years ago, 27-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the feedback, Bob! If you enjoyed the Sombrero, you may like to have a look at my other recent amusement park ride, the (URL) Ghost Train>: (URL) (...) I'll see what I can do. I'm not really sure what more detail there is to show, (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) This looks really good! However, could you please take some more detailed shots of this MOC which would be great? Also, adding some photoshopped negative atmospheric type pics would be awesome as those always tend to help bring out the details (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) inspired by the motorized mocs of mcbricker (barbara werth): (URL) pavillion of dancing> and peter edwards: (URL) dodgem cars>, i wanted to combine my interest in architectural mocs with movement. i had read about an outdoor ice castle rink (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.town, lugnet.build.arch, FTX) !
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Ahoy all, Inspired by the work of community members Tilt and Stump, I have continued to expand the Point Brick Historic Cable Railway and Family Amusement Park. The latest addition is the Spinning Sombrero: (2 URLs) Captain Underpants greets (...) (17 years ago, 26-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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After the Hoth display was done, I've been asked if I also do other themes besides Star Wars. The conversation led to building a cruise ship where I've agreed to do it on the store premises using the Pick-A-Brick wall at my discretion. The build (...) (17 years ago, 23-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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(...) good to see these pieces put to unique uses. and i obviously complained about colour too quickly! i have been limiting myself to tan, white, black and dark blue but i should look more carefully at the choices. the orange is very versatile and (...) (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thank you, glad you enjoyed them. they were fun to make. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) thank you. who'd have thought these lowly bits of plastic could be so useful? glad you've found some alternate use for them too. -§ deborah §- (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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At one point I was also playing with the same idea... I built only one piece: (URL) Akos (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Those pieces are absolutely divine! Totally fantastic, spotlighted! Cheers, J.P. Manalo (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Deborah, those are absolutely beautiful. :) Like you, I'm starting to find a use for these Technic bits in minifig scale constructions. Some of the parts came in quite handy when I built a model rocketry club for our train layout. You just gave me (...) (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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many years ago i gave away my technic pieces. i felt they had no value (i know, i know, how innocent i was). i didn't feel i had a future building cranes or robots or motorized mocs, ;). how little i knew giving away those gears and things with (...) (17 years ago, 22-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(URL) when our lug required a quick infill for our annual display at railfair last october, i made this double decker house with dance studio and ballroom. again, it was loosely based on a house i had seen for a brief moment on a renovation/extreme (...) (17 years ago, 21-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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| | Call For BrickFair Volunteers
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Hello fellow AFOL's, As you may know, BrickFair is the big event of the year, here in the D.C. area. Though BrickFair is not affiliated with 'BrickFest(TM),' BrickFair is the natural successor of the previous event. Many of the people that have been (...) (17 years ago, 20-Mar-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.announce, lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Richie, thanks for the praise and the spotlight! Barbara (17 years ago, 18-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) George, thanks a lot! The rest will come soon. Barbara (17 years ago, 18-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Great MOCs, Barbara, and clever part usage to boot! Spotlighted. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Richie Dulin (17 years ago, 18-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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| | Gangsters!
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The Indy fedora sure comes in handy for this theme... (2 URLs) Blood and Bullets> (2 URLs) Scarface> "Big Daddy" Nelson (17 years ago, 18-Mar-08, to lugnet.build.vignette, lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Barbara, They look good, I can't wait to see the rest of the farm. George (17 years ago, 17-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hi there, I'm building a farm set in the 1920s of the last century. It's a farm nearby, a village called Bunnik. The farm isn't ready yet, but some vehicles and little scenes are. So I like to share with you: The chicken: (URL) The hay cart: (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 17-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build, lugnet.town, FTX) !!
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(...) Very nice! I built a prototype the same scale that used long rubber bands through the middle of the 2x2 rounds. After some running in, they ran very smoothly, and even allowed me to slew the base to simulate slewing of the nacelle. I haven't (...) (17 years ago, 14-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) i have been experimenting with a variety of designs to create curved staircases, and in some cases, wavy staircases. the designs here are all based on the same concept, but each varies slightly in building techniques using different stud (...) (17 years ago, 14-Mar-08, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.build.arch, lugnet.town, FTX) !
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(...) Matija, Quite ingenious...and what's really neat is that you've got the timing on them done perfectly! (Anybody that's seen some in action can attest to this!) (17 years ago, 13-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) That's a very cool (albeit non-LEGO) solution, Matija! I made a wind turbine as part of my display for the FLL event last December and ran into the same problem, Mine for a futuristic home, so I was able to get away with building a 9v motor (...) (17 years ago, 13-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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"Matija Puzar" <puma+lugnet@esa.fer.hr> wrote in message news:JxMHnA.ID2@lugnet.com... (...) Very clean and ingenius method you have there! I'd like to see more of the inner workings when you get them posted. Thanks for sharing! -Rob (...) (17 years ago, 12-Mar-08, to lugnet.town)
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Inspired by the last FLL theme, I figured out it would be nice to have wind turbines as part of the layout... even if they actually might not produce energy. At first I thought of having one (micro) motor on each of them, but that would get a bit (...) (17 years ago, 12-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !
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Thanks :-) BTW, here is the whole layout: (2 URLs) Akos (17 years ago, 12-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Wow,really incredible stuff-you Europeans really have a fine eye for detail--not to say Americans do not either--lol. Tommy Armstrong The BrickEngraver (...) (17 years ago, 12-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Permission granted. :-) BTW, the music stand needs a skelly arm, too! Akos (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Well done, I just finished looking through your MOC pages. The buildings are beautiful, and the interiors are inspired. Skeleton leg + window sash = music stand ... Pure Genious. I just joined a train club myself, and as I make buildings, I will be (...) (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(2 URLs) Flickr Gallery> For a third year, TexLUG was invited to display at the Healthy Baby and Child Expo in San Antonio on March 8th and 9th, 2008. While only two TexLUG members were able to attend, the layout was nevertheless a success. The (...) (17 years ago, 11-Mar-08, to lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.tx, lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, FTX)
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Great idea Richie, great post and great MOC. Bravo (17 years ago, 6-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(URL) Point Brique Ghost Train, as seen at Brickvention 2008 (where it won second prize) and on (URL). While I’ve built hundreds of MOCs over the years, it’s only recently that I’ve become interested in building amusement rides. Inspired by Stump (...) (17 years ago, 5-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Very nice. I really like the detailing around the front doors and the half stud offset for the broken brickwork. I'll be borrowing that, if I ever get around to building again. -Jason (17 years ago, 2-Mar-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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Hey thanks, part of the reason I mention this opportunity is because during the past 3 years, the display space keeps getting bigger and bigger. The marketing company I work with from Hoboken is really very supportive of the displays I put on. At (...) (17 years ago, 29-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks Eric! Much appreciated. (...) oo, thanks for that too. Lets touch base closer to October. Thanks again, Jonathan (17 years ago, 28-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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Great work as always Johnathan. The colors you use and the subject of the creations always fit so well with the other buildings you make. Bravo! I am doing a show in October a the PNC Arts Center. It would be great if you were to bring these and (...) (17 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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Wow, that must have taken a ton of work to produce, refine and detail! Very nice! Eric Sophie (17 years ago, 27-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) lol tommy. the ironic thing though is i have thought about engraved signs before and i'm still looking for a way to make signs but not have to worry about engravig over multiple bricks but instead one larger tile, plate, or brick. i'll email (...) (17 years ago, 26-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Or of course there is alway engraving the sign over multiple bricks. lol They actually work well--the problem being the painting and cleaning process. Here is picture of the Wichita State Logo engraved ove 5 1x8 bricks. (URL) Armstrong The (...) (17 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks, Tommy. I agreed until someone I showed it to thought it was a swimming pool, establishment. :o/ Thanks again! Jonathan (17 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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(...) Thanks Nelson! Hmmm, we'll see on the other themes. :o) Jonathan (17 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Ondrew. I must say that your NMRA set-up really got me wanting to take my layouts and MOC's to the next level. Alleys, more angled buildings etc. very inspirational. I am 95% sure I'll be at Brickworld at this point. Don't yet know if (...) (17 years ago, 25-Feb-08, to lugnet.town)
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